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Highly competitive with wood pricesPLUSall the benefits!
For a free no-obligation site visit, please call Jordan or Courtney
Coffee, Plant and Crafts sale
Monday 1st May, 10:00am – 12noon at Stook House Farm, Littlemoor Road, Mark. TA9 4NL. Two miles from Mark Church - sign on gate. Proceeds to Cancer Research UK.
www.justgiving.com/maydaycoffeemorning
Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult – property next to river Yeo. Entrance £2.50 for coffee/tea and cake. Entry at own risk –beware of uneven surfaces inside and out. Plants, cakes, craft, raffle, tea and coffee and live music.
“FOLLOW ON” Carers caring for carers
We meet every other Friday morning 10:00am to 12noon at The Coach House, Locking BS24 8DG. Our group is based on Carers and ex Carers. We have Speakers, Quiz”s , topical discussions, and just chat. Coffee / Tea on tap.
Our May meetings are on the 5th and 19th. And in June on the 2nd, 16th and 30th. Call Anne Tel. 07923 055 241 for more information.
Would love to meet you.
A Right Royal Croquet Day - Monday
8th May
Come and join in the fun!!! Free Admission - Free Refreshments - Free Afternoon Tea!!! An afternoon of Croquet based games and fun. Opens at 1:00pm. Wear Flat shoes. Weston super Mare Croquet Club, Purn Way, Bleadon, BS24 0QE.
Update on The Monday Club
We meet up at the Ebdon Arms at Lilac Way in Wick St Lawrence on the second Monday each month. Normally the meetings are held from 2:00pm - 3:30pm although sometimes they change to a Tuesday it there is a bank holiday which happens in May. So that meeting is being held on Tuesday, 9th May which includes a talk from Katie from Healthwatch.
Entry is free so do join us for talks, quizzes and conversation.
New members are welcome.
Contact Maxine 07967 344766 for further details.
Happy Balance… Supporting your busy life
We are passionate about re-cycling, re-housing and re-using items, working with many local charities we distribute your unwanted items on your behalf. We always offer a FREE 1hour consultation to introduce ourselves and to discuss how we can help you.
Our clients know that allocating time to work alongside Happy Balance provides the impetus they need to make a start. Through experience we understand the importance of working with you at your pace, listening to you and helping you put into action what you want to achieve.
These are all scenarios from clients we have worked with:
• ‘I don’t want to leave it for the kids to sort’ – Feeling mindful that you need to get your home in order? You don’t want the family having to sort through everything when you are gone? We will work with you to streamline your home, recycle unwanted items and organise belongings you may wish to distribute to family and friends
• My partner/parent has died – You’re not only dealing with grief but also thinking about how you clear the house? We are NOT house clearance. We work with you sensitively, practically and confidentially to organise their affairs and clear the house for sale or other
• I am embarrassed – It’s all got on top of me and I just feel overwhelmed – Are you buying too many items, storing them away and feeling like you may be hoarding? Claire and SJ are non judgemental and through experience can help you declutter and regain control
• I’m moving and need to downsize – I can’t physically or emotionally cope with my move and I need help. We are hands-on in preparing your belongings ensuring that when your removal firm comes to move you that you have already sorted through, de-cluttered and made sure all your items, big and small will fit into your new home giving you peace of mind.
• ‘Our family space isn’t working for us’ –Who can help us? Happy Balance will give you guidance, ideas and hands on support to make the changes to make your home a living space and not a storage space
Are you tired of the same old cooking playlist?
Want to spice up your kitchen with some fresh tunes?
Well, Better Kitchens has got you covered!
We’re putting together a kitchen-themed Spotify playlist and we want YOUR song ideas. Whether it’s about cooking, cleaning, or just hanging out in the kitchen, we want to hear your suggestions.
Think you’ve got the perfect song to jam out to while chopping vegetables? Or maybe a catchy tune about the joys of baking? Whatever your kitchen-related song idea is, we want to hear it.
Simply head over to our Facebook page and leave a comment with your song suggestion. We’ll be compiling all of the best songs into a playlist that will be sure to have you dancing around your kitchen in no time.
And that’s not all - we’ll be randomly selecting one lucky commenter to receive six bottles of wine to enjoy while cooking up a storm in their newly inspired kitchen.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s get those kitchen-themed songs flowing!
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A company like Better Kitchens can help you bring together all aspects of buying your own kitchen - measuring, designing, planning and buying. Feel free to ask us for help at every step.
If you’re looking at a new kitchen, give Better Kitchens in Weston-s-Mare a look. We’re the largest independent online kitchen supplier in the South West.
Go to betterkitchens.co.uk/get-a-quote today, or visit our 28 display showroom in Weston to find out how much you could save on your existing kitchen quote from any other supplier!
The Better Kitchens Showroom, 12 Beaufighter Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 8EE
Weston-super-Mare Archaeological and Natural History Society (WANHS) - Upcoming Talks
WANHS would like to invite you to their monthly talks at The Stable, 3-6 Wadham St, Weston-superMare BS23 1JY. Entry fee is £1.00 for members and £3.00 for non-members. For further information please visit www.wanhs.co.uk
Tuesday 9th May: The Wildlife of North Somerset by “Higgy”. Doors opens at 7:00pm and the talk begins at 7:30pm.
The Friends Of The Playhouse May Events
The Friends Of The Playhouse hold their popular Saturday Coffee Mornings from 10.00am. Hot drinks and biscuits are on sale. The coffee mornings are open to members and non members.
On Saturday 13th May there will be the monthly raffle to win 2 tickets to a show of your choice plus other prizes.
On Saturday 20th May there will be the monthly quiz. It only costs £1 per person to enter!
NB: There will be NO Coffee Morning on Saturday 6th May due to Coronation of King Charles.
Want to know about Woodturning in Weston? Read
on…
Weston Woodturning Circle will meet on 18th May at 7:00pm at Weston AFC, Winterstock Road, WsM BS24 9AA. Peter Davis will be demonstrating and tuition can be provided by Club members for those wanting to learn/improve their skills. Anyone interested can come along to our meetings which are free for the first two visits. For more information about our friendly and enthusiastic club please contact us by visiting www.weston-woodturning-circle.co.uk
Summer Fair at St Marks Church
On 20th May from 10:00am until 2:00pm St Mark’s church will be holding their summer fair. Alongside the old favourites, craft stall, toy stall and bric a brac. This year there will be face painting, cake stall, bottle stall plus games for the children to win a prize. A Barbeque will also be selling hot dogs and hamburgers so come along, have fun as a family and help us raise some much needed funds for a new roof.
Thrive and Shine
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Are you struggling with Anxiety or low selfesteem?
Are you too worried to be yourself or try something new due to fear of what others will think of you?
Have you tried but failed to improve the way you feel?
These patterns of behaviour and thoughts occur in your subconscious mind and are often learnt from childhood. In order to make changes we need to access those patterns which is hard to do alone. Remedial hypnosis enables you to access your subconscious, offer better strategies and change the way you feel or behave. The CONTROL method offers rapid transformation (usually in just 3 sessions) without the need for trance so you are always in control.
To find out if Remedial hypnosis can help you and to book a FREE initial consultation email roberta@thriveandshinestudio.co.uk
Garden View
This month - Aquilegia
There is something quite lovely about Aquilegias, bobbing in the breeze. They provide exquisite flowers, which a great for cutting, in May and early June, and come in a variety of colours. Even the foliage is attractive.
If you want to plant seedlings rather than seeds, sow thinly on to moist compost in a seed tray. If they are slow to germinate, they may need stratification, the posh word for subjecting seeds to a cold - warm cycle to trick them into thinking they have been through a cold winter. Cover the seed tray with polythene and put in a fridge at 0-5°C for two to three weeks. Remove the tray and place in a greenhouse or on a windowsill at approx. 18-21°C. Remove the polythene when the seeds start to germinate. Transplant the seedlings into 7cm pots and allow to grow on into sturdy plants. Plant out in the border about 45cm apart in groups of three – five plants for a more naturalistic look. However, at this time of year I just sow directly outdoors, where I want them to flower.
If you are planting established plants from a garden centre, remove the packaging and stand the pots upright in a bucket of water for 20 minutes, to give
the roots a good drink. Then plant in prepared ground in small groups.
Once the aquilegia plants have established, they shouldn’t need additional watering. You might want to cut back the foliage after flowering if the leaves are beginning to look scruffy. Give the plant a drink and a mulch of compost, and it will reward you with a fresh flush of foliage in a few weeks.
Aquilegias need very little after care once they are established. They will self-seed and although offspring rarely look like their parents, they will still be very pretty. I personally like the naturalistic look.
To collect the seeds from your aquilegia plants, wait for the flower to die back to an attractive papery seed head. Use a paper bag to hold over the stem and tap until all the seeds land in the bag. Alternatively cut the stems and hang upside down inside a large paper bag to dry and catch all the seed in the bag. Store in a paper envelope once they are completely dry and label carefully, noting that they are toxic if eaten.
Aquilegias are quintessential cottage garden favourites with nectar-rich flowers that are attractive to pollinators such as bumblebees, butterflies, and moths. This makes them a fantastic, easy-to-grow wildlife-friendly choice.
Happy gardening,
By Rachael Leverton
It is still not too late to join for the season
Situated just a few minutes stroll from the sea-front and the sandy Weston-Super-Mare beach, our home is hidden away in the beautiful and quiet Clarence Park. Surrounded by trees and nature, you can not help but want to visit our surroundings.
Our members are renowned as a friendly and welcoming group and as a Club, we ensure all our members are provided with the best of everything from our sport.
• Best facilities in the South West • 3 Greens, so Play Anytime - no booking system
• Loads of Fun Activities • Social events including Bingo and Quizzes
We do not have a booking system, you can just turn up and play. Contact Jon on 07710 608835 for more information.
We are fortunate enough to be able to once again offer 25% discount for new members.
And it is not just bowls we play at the Pavilion, some of the social events coming up include:
Mens Chat Room: every Wednesday Lunchtime
Art and Craft Fair: 5th August and 25th November, 10am until 4pm. For more information contact Ken Southern on 07836 713190. FREE ADMISSION.
More events will be added throughout the season… do come and join us.
Why can’t I hear my TV clearly?
“The sound and music are 50 per cent of the entertainment in a movie” so said Star Wars creator George Lucas! It’s unlikely that he was thinking about the television in your front room when he said it though. The problem, is flatscreen TVs themselves. We all want a nice new telly to be as elegant as possible – but that makes the job of getting great sound out of it almost impossible. There’s just nowhere in that big, flat, glass-and-plastic frame to fit worthwhile speakers of a decent size – and so the sound your TV makes is weedy and thin in 95% of makes and models
Nowadays some TV manufacturers have started fitting bespoke audio systems to their sets, though these TVs tend to come at quite a cost!
So, what can we do to help ourselves hear TV more clearly?
1) Check the settings. Most TV settings will have an audio menu where you can adjust the sound quality, I would advise that selecting the “Speech” or “Clear voice” setting in the audio menu will often make a big difference.
2) If you have the option, then turn down the bass and raise the treble. This will give a cleaner, sharper sound.
3) Consider the placement of the set, too close or too far from a wall will often impact the sound quality.
4) I am a big fan of soundbars to improve clarity! If you have the space, then a sound bar can be expected to deliver the sound of the show in the way it was planned.
By trying out these adjustments you should have improved your listening experience greatly!
If you still find that you are struggling to hear TV clearly then I would love to welcome you for a free hearing screening at one of my clinics. A 15-minute check will give you better understanding of how well you are hearing many sounds, not just TV.
Toby Meadows, Audiologist & Managing Director of Meadows & Wood Hearing Care Centre
St Andrews Bowls Club Open Day
St Andrews bowls club are holding an open weekend Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May 11:00am - 5:00pm this is part of the big bowls weekend. If you’d like to give bowls a try come along and have a go we can provide bowls. If your brand new to bowls and join us you’ll get your first year free. Bowls is a gentle form of exercise that all ages can play with daytime / evening and weekend games to suit working people. You’ll find us on Thirlmere Road BS23 3UY.
RBL Hutton, Locking & Oldmixon Branch Social Evening
The Branch is holding a social evening of bingo on Tuesday 13th June, 19:30 at Hutton Village Hall, BS24 9SN. Teas/coffees cake/biscuits will be available. All members and non members are welcome. Entry is £5 with first bingo ticket included. We are always looking for new members to join the branch and volunteers for the Poppy Appeal. For further information please contact Liz on 07508114334 Email 158lizbrown@gmail.com or Lin on 07816522460 Email secretary.rbl.hol@ outlook.com
Save the Date!
Local ladies a cappella chorus Waves of Harmony are staging their next ‘big’ show at St Paul’s church later this year on Saturday December 9th. More details to follow - check out our website www.wavesofharmony.co.uk or see our Facebook page, Waves of Harmony Chorus.
1st Ashcombe (Weston-super-Mare) Scout Group
We have spaces available in our Beaver Colony (ages 6-8 but register from 5 years old onwards), Cub Pack (ages 8-10½) and Scout Troop (ages 10½ to 14½). Our programme is based on activities, including cooking, team games, visits to places of interest, camping and much more. We meet in Hughenden Road, Scouts meet Monday evenings and Beavers and Cub Wednesday evenings term time.
We are also seeking more adult volunteers to join our team. We have various roles available from working directly with our young people to helping behind the scenes. We particularly need extra adult support with our Beaver and Cub sections. Please contact info@1stashcombescout@gmail. com for more information. Diane 07805 871482.
Christopher’s House of Chocolates
Christopher’s House of Chocolates is a small independent Chocolate shop based in Weston-super-Mare, taking pride in making only handmade products and not using any machines to give the very best care and attention to their flavours.
Christopher has over 20 years of experience in Chocolate Artistry and uses all his experience to produce the most delicious chocolate delights to sell in his shop or online. This knowledge and technique has been passed on to his amazing team to ensure his legacy continues.
All of Christopher’s products are made from the finest Luxury Belgian Chocolate and quality ingredients so whether you’re searching for the perfect present, or looking for a little treat for yourself, this hidden gem is the only place to go.
Christopher creates a seemingly endless variety of decadent delicacies from indulgent Easter eggs, Blissful bites, tantalising truffles and so much more that will keep you coming back for more.
And the possibilities don’t stop there…
He even offers Workshops too!
Come and learn the art of Chocolate Making and design your own unique creations. Have you got a flavour combination just waiting to be brought to life? Well wait no longer, we’re here at CHOC’s to make your chocolate fantasies a reality.
Book in today for a truly magical experience or just come on down and see the master at work today at: 43 Meadow Street, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset BS231QH.
Luxury handmade chocolates for gifts and presents…Whether you’re looking for boxed chocolates, luxury gifts, or giant chocolate slabs for birthdays, you’ll find it here.
Here at House of Chocolates, we believe that good quality comes from the heart.
We love what we do, and it’s our passion that enables us to constantly bring you the very best and keep you coming back for more.
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Dancing at the Ritz every Tuesday afternoon Burnham-on-Sea
Dancing at the Ritz Burnham-on-Sea every Tuesday afternoon 2:00 - 4:00pm. We are a small friendly group who love to dance. Currently we have 2 solo ladies looking for a gentleman dance partner. Dancing is Sequence, some Ballroom, Olde Tyme and a little line dance.
A real good mix, something for everyone to keep your feet and brain active. Price £4 per person.
For further details contact Jeannie and Mac phone 07909 883553
North Somerset Modelling Society. We Make All Sorts
The Society holds its meetings at the ‘Ebdon Arms’, Lilac Way, Wick St Lawrence, Weston super Mare BS22 9WE from 7:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. It also holds an all day ‘model in’ at the Helicopter Museum one Sunday each month. All modellers are welcome to either meeting, regardless of age, experience or area of modelmaking interest.
For further information about the meetings or
model shows please contact David Pye, on 01934844927 or e-mail dfpye@googlemail.com
Weston Super Mare Philatelic Society. Conservative Club, 22/24 Alexandra Parade
WSMPS Is a small friendly group who meet to display and discuss all aspects of stamp collecting where we display our collections, we also have visiting speakers. The club meets between October and May, on the 2nd Tuesday at 2:00pm and the 4th Tuesday at 7:00pm, on a monthly basis.
In July we have a yearly stamp fair held at St Paul’s Church, Walliscote Road, (Saturday 17th July).
Any further information contact, darrell.kellett@ outlook.com
Mark’s Church, Worle
St Mark’s Community Cafe at St Mark’s Church Worle waits to welcome you. Meet your friends, make new friends. Relax and enjoy a chat over tea/coffee and a lovely selection of cakes.
Every Tuesday in term time, 2.30pm to 4.00pm.
Browns – your A team in domestic appliance repairs and sales!
We just love it when a plan comes together – might sound like a quote from the A Team (of course understanding this is age dependant!). But it certainly applies to us at Browns. Although lots of repairs and installations are straight forward, there are always those odd ones that give us a challenge and sometimes a headache. Its at these times we are so pleased that we are not like the nationals who will walk away if things are not straight forward. Recently we repaired a cooker which was honestly the most confusing we had ever had! It was a bit like a Rubik’s cube, confusing us on every twist and turn. However, we stuck with it and eventually solved the problem. Another more common problem is when we are fitting integrated appliances and the original fixings present a few surprises! Unexpected screws, wonky cabinets, unlevel floors and even bricks used to level things up! Most of the time we can overcome the obstacles and the results can be truly wonderful. Another obstacle to the domestic appliance trade, we have been told, is the problems caused in supply by the earthquakes in Turkey. Many appliances are manufactured there by leading brands, as are many spare parts. It is of course nothing compared to the terrible human suffering, but it is an unexpected consequence. However, there are always alternatives if you can’t get the machine you wanted and we can advise you on the best match for your needs. And we never tire of reminding you that we are a local family business who care about delivering excellent service to our customers. We love the feedback we get and maintain a 5-star rating. You can trust us to look after you and your family. So, when you find yourself needing a repair or a new appliance give us a call, or you can contact us via our website. Details below. We look forward to meeting you and being of service.
